Multiplying and Dividing Fractions with Word Problems

There was 5/8 of a pie left in the fridge. Daniel ate 1/4 of the leftover pie. How much of a pie did he have?

• 2_1/2

• 5/32

• 2/5

• 5/24

There are 7/8 kilograms of salt in the kitchen. Mrs. Jackson used 2/15 of the salt when she was preparing dinner. How much salt did she use?

• 6- 9/16

• 16/105

• 7/60

• 14/120

Carly made 3/4 of a pound of trail mix. If she puts 3/8 of a pound into each bag, how many bags can Carly fill?

• 1/2

• 9/32

• 12/24

• 2

According to a recipe, each batch of pancake mix needs 7/12 cups of milk. If Kathy is making 3 batches for a brunch party. How much milk does she need in total?

• 1_3/4 cups of milk

• 7/36 cups of milk

• 5_1/7 cups of milk

• 3/4 cups of milk

If a frog can move 2_2/5 miles an hour, then how many hours would it take for a frog to go 12 miles?

• Multiplication

• Division

According to a recipe 9/20 oz. of sugar is needed to make 6 cookies. Ashley decided to use only a third of the sugar to make it healthier. How much sugar did Ashley use?

• Multiplication

• Division

To make cookies Benny needs 1_3/8 cups of flour per batch of cookies. If Benny has 22 cups of flour, then how many batches of cookies can Benny make?

• 8 batches

• 1/16 batches

• 16 batches

• 30- 1/4 batches

Pam baked some cupcakes for her friends. She baked 24 cupcakes. Each cupcake is 2/15 pound. What is the weight of all the cupckaes in total?

• Multiplication

• Division

One school purchased 6 gallons of purple paint to decorate several of its classrooms. If each classroom needs 1/2 of a gallon of paint, then how many classrooms will get painted?

• 1/12

• 6

• 3

• 12

You have 6 donuts and you want to give 2/3 of them to a friend. How many donuts would your friend get? That is, how much is 2/3 of 6?

• 9

• 1/9

• 4

• 8